diff --git a/fs_mgr/libfs_avb/fs_avb.cpp b/fs_mgr/libfs_avb/fs_avb.cpp
index 89d73b12f89f..1da71176c862 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libfs_avb/fs_avb.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libfs_avb/fs_avb.cpp
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ AvbUniquePtr AvbHandle::LoadAndVerifyVbmeta(
     bool verification_disabled = ((AvbVBMetaImageFlags)vbmeta_header->flags &
                                   AVB_VBMETA_IMAGE_FLAGS_VERIFICATION_DISABLED);
     bool hashtree_disabled =
-            ((AvbVBMetaImageFlags)vbmeta_header->flags & AVB_VBMETA_IMAGE_FLAGS_HASHTREE_DISABLED) ||
-            allow_verification_error;
+            ((AvbVBMetaImageFlags)vbmeta_header->flags & AVB_VBMETA_IMAGE_FLAGS_HASHTREE_DISABLED);
     if (verification_disabled) {
         avb_handle->status_ = AvbHandleStatus::kVerificationDisabled;
     } else if (hashtree_disabled) {
@@ -458,8 +457,7 @@ AvbUniquePtr AvbHandle::Open() {
     //   - vbmeta struct in all partitions are still processed, just disable
     //     dm-verity in the user space.
     bool hashtree_disabled =
-            ((AvbVBMetaImageFlags)vbmeta_header.flags & AVB_VBMETA_IMAGE_FLAGS_HASHTREE_DISABLED) ||
-            allow_verification_error;
+            ((AvbVBMetaImageFlags)vbmeta_header.flags & AVB_VBMETA_IMAGE_FLAGS_HASHTREE_DISABLED);
 
     if (verification_disabled) {
         avb_handle->status_ = AvbHandleStatus::kVerificationDisabled;